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Meridian hires insurance team from McCabes
National law firm Meridian Lawyers has moved to bolster its insurance practice group with the appointment of 14 lawyers, plus support staff, from fellow BigLaw firm McCabes, who will be based in the former’s Sydney and Melbourne offices.
Jerome Doraisamy
Meridian Lawyers is expanding its insurance offering, having hired over a dozen practitioners from McCabes, including principal Vid Dragomirovic, special counsel Laura D’Alessandri, Isabel Cusumano and Phillip Thomas, senior associates Sarah Zevari, Homira Haideri, Nicholas Robertson and Mia Ioannou, associates Melissa Sayers, Max Stanistreet and Rihab Abdul-Rahman and lawyers Roni Aloe and Lindsay Sudiro.
All new starters will be based in Meridian’s Sydney and Melbourne offices.
The news follows Meridian’s hiring of a new insurance principal in late November, a medical negligence principal in August, and its promotion of five to more senior roles and appointment of a new chief commercial officer, both in June 2022, here and here.
The news also follows McCabes’ own run of high-profile hires of late, including having taken a team from HWL Ebsworth in late March and having hired four new principals in recent months, as first reported by Lawyers Weekly.
Meridian, which was founded in 2004, has over 150 staff, including 24 principals across its five offices in Sydney, Newcastle, Melbourne, Brisbane and Perth.
Speaking about the firm’s expanded insurance offering, Meridian managing director Paul Baker said that he is “thrilled” to be welcoming the new team members to the firm.
“Their exceptional expertise and depth of experience complements our existing team and expands the national insurance offer we are able to provide to our client base,” he said.
Mr Dragomirovic added: “I am excited to be a part of Meridian’s dedicated national insurance team and for the opportunity to grow my practice.
“Meridian’s team members have an unparalleled depth of expertise in insurance and health law, and I look forward to working alongside the team to enhance the services I can provide to my clients.”
Jerome Doraisamy
Jerome Doraisamy is the editor of Lawyers Weekly. A former lawyer, he has worked at Momentum Media as a journalist on Lawyers Weekly since February 2018, and has served as editor since March 2022. He is also the host of all five shows under The Lawyers Weekly Podcast Network, and has overseen the brand's audio medium growth from 4,000 downloads per month to over 60,000 downloads per month, making The Lawyers Weekly Show the most popular industry-specific podcast in Australia. Jerome is also the author of The Wellness Doctrines book series, an admitted solicitor in NSW, and a board director of Minds Count.
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